The smell of smoke and blood mixed together is quite pungent!
In the rumbling explosion, the entire fort was almost engulfed in smoke and fire.
The open forts that the Qing army worked so hard to operate were quite vulnerable to the heavy artillery of the Ming army.
The Qing army's coastal defense artillery also began to fight back, and the Qing army general in charge of commanding the Dagukou fort shouted at the top of his lungs.
"fire!"
"fire!"
"Fight back, blast the fucking thieves!"
"..."
Amid the shouts, the Qing army's artillery also began to fire back.
A large amount of gunpowder smoke spewed out from the muzzle, and a shell was shot from the muzzle toward the Ming army ships on the sea.
Boom! Boom!
The Qing army deployed quite a few artillery pieces at Dagukou, and when they fired, the sound was extremely terrifying.
However, compared with the noise caused by the Qing army's artillery fire, its actual effect was pitiful.
Cannonballs were fired one after another at the Ming fleet on the sea, but these shells flew halfway through the air before their kinetic energy was exhausted and they fell into the sea.
Plop! Plop!
The shells fired by the Qing army's coastal defense guns entered the water and splashed a lot of water.
However, the landing point of these cannonballs was still a long way from the Ming fleet.
The range of the Qing's coastal defense guns could not reach the Ming's warships.
Even if those large-caliber coastal defense guns could reach Ming army warships in front of them, the kinetic energy of their shells had already been exhausted, and they were limp, and their power could no longer be seen.
The Qing army's artillery shells hit the side of the Ming army's warship. Not to mention penetrating the thick side armor and breaking the defense, they could not even make the Ming army's warship rock.
The Qing army's counterattack was lively, and amid the rumbling sound of shelling, water columns appeared on the sea.
But it just couldn't cause any substantial damage to the Ming fleet!
Of course, the Qing army's counterattack was not completely ineffective. Their shelling hindered the Ming army's landing troops to a certain extent.
The cannonballs formed waves after entering the water, causing the Ming army's landing craft to shake violently!
Some shells even hit the Ming army's landing craft, smashing the landing craft into pieces in the blink of an eye and turning it into pieces of wood floating on the sea.
Some soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were hit by artillery shells and died tragically on the spot, while some wounded soldiers struggled desperately in the sea!
Some people were even pricked by broken wood splinters, with fine wounds all over their faces and bodies.
The seawater soaked the wounds, and under the severe stimulation, many Ming soldiers screamed in agony.
However, this has nothing to do with the overall situation!
The Ming army's landing troops were relatively scattered on the sea, and the Qing army's artillery fire had limited accuracy. Even if it could hit the Ming army's landing craft, the casualties could be controlled within a certain range.
At the same time, the Ming army's naval gun groups were still pressing down on the Qing army's forts!
More and more Qing artillery pieces were blown up until they misfired!
If Ao Bai hadn't learned a lesson this time, he would have dug several trenches on the fort to hide troops, and placed some artillery emplacements in such semi-open fortifications.
The Qing army’s Dagukou fort had long been demolished by the Ming army!
But even so, the Qing army was beaten quite miserably!
Countless wounded soldiers lay in the trenches wailing and screaming, the sounds were extremely sad.
Greatly affected the morale of the Qing army!
"General, you can't reach it!"
"Our Qing Dynasty artillery really can't reach the Ming pirates' ships!"
A Qing gunner ran all the way in front of the Qing general, knelt on the ground, and shouted emotionally.
The Qing general's eyes widened, he grabbed the gunner by the collar, opened his mouth and roared with saliva.
"Can't reach it? Why the hell are you telling me that I can't reach it?!"
"Then why can the Ming thief's cannon reach our Qing fort?"
"Aren't they all cannons? What's the difference?!"
"If I tell you, it's just you bitches who are just sneaking around and not trying your best!"
With a clang, the Qing general pulled out the saber from his waist, pressed the saber on the gunner's neck, and shouted hysterically.
"Hit! Beat me hard and keep firing!"
"If the cannonballs can't reach it, then increase the amount of explosives, and we will defeat the Ming thief's attack!"
The Qing gunner explained tremblingly.
"No...it won't happen!"
"It's already 70% of the medicine. If you add more medicine, it will explode!"
"..."
The quality of the Qing army's artillery has never been good. The cannon body made of wrought iron is too brittle, and the materials are cut while the cannon is being cast.
Therefore, when the Qing gunners reloaded, they would reduce the amount of gunpowder to a certain extent to ensure safety.
Generally speaking, it is 50% of the medicine, and it is common for some crazy people to only take 30% of the medicine.
Now the artillerymen of the Qing army can hold 70% of the medicine. They can be regarded as loyal and good people of the Qing Dynasty, and they have done their duty with all their heart.
When the Qing general heard this, his face turned completely dark.
The knife in his hand slashed at the gunner mercilessly.
There was a pop, the sword flashed, and a human head was chopped off, with blood flowing freely.
The Qing general raised the head with a ferocious expression and roared at the people around him.
"Have you fucking seen this? This is what you get for daring to be careless and cheat!"
"From now on, all of you will force me to use medicine and beat you hard to show the thieves how powerful they are!"
"I don't believe it, General. Our Qing Dynasty's artillery is even worse than the Ming Dynasty's artillery!"
When the gunners around him saw this scene, they were all frightened and felt a chill in their lips and teeth.
That man just told the truth and was killed!
How miserable!
But now they are all fish on the chopping board, so what can they do?
Forced by the killing, a group of gunners began to tremble and charge the artillery.
I no longer dare to cheat and play tricks!
Fear spreads in everyone's hearts.
Because these gunners all know that if the charge is really forced, the barrel will definitely explode!
But if he continues to cheat, his life will not be saved either.
Many Qing gunners were in a dilemma, with worries on their faces.
After reloading, I still dared not light it.
"Fire the guns, fire the guns!"
"What are you waiting for!"
When the Qing generals saw this, they were furious and roared hysterically at these Qing gunners.
Seeing the shrunken and frightened faces of these gunners, he couldn't stand it any longer. He cursed, picked up a torch, and went to light the fire himself.
The torch was brought close to the fuse, and with a bang, the fuse was lit.
The next moment, the fire exploded and the cannon body turned into pieces of iron. The body of the Qing general who personally stepped forward to light the fire was instantly swallowed up by the cannon.
The fire caused by the explosion swept across the surrounding area, and the gunpowder placed on several gun emplacements nearby was ignited.
The explosion became more violent!
Amidst the rumbling explosions, several Qing army artillery pieces were lifted into the sky.